Unknown - Qur'an - Ottoman - 1700

A rare late Safaivid/early Persian Qur'anic manuscript leaf, circa 1700. This magnificent illuminated folio presents verses from Surah An-Nisa (Chapter 4, The Women), one of the Qur'an's most theologically significant chapters, addressing justice, governance and divine covenant. It is written in black Naskh script within god-ruled borders, with the test framed by luxuriant foliate scrollwork in burnished gold, characteristic of the Safavid tradition. The outer margin features exquisite hand-painted floral juz' markers - a polychrome lotus and a mltip-petalled medallion - denoting liturgical divisions for recitation.

This is a museum quality piece of islamic manuscript art.

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